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A Past in Hiding: Memory and Survival in Nazi Germany
A Past in Hiding Memory and Survival in Nazi Germany Author:Mark Roseman At the outbreak of World War II, Marianne Strauss, the sheltered daughter of well-to-do German Jews, was transformed almost overnight into a woman of spirit and defiance. When the Gestapo came for her family, Marianne went underground, and traveled across Nazi Germany with false papers, aided by a remarkable resistance organization, previously u... more »nknown and unsung. Drawing on photographs, letters, diaries, documents, and interviews, Mark Roseman tells the powerful story of Marianne's journey and reveals the fates of her family members and friends. Part detective story, part love story, A Past in Hiding is a moving examination of courage and survival in the harshest conditions.AUTHORBIO: Recipient of the Fraenken Prize in contemporary history and the Wingate Literary Prize for non-fiction, Mark Roseman teaches modern history at the University of Southampton in England. He has published widely on many aspects of twentieth-century German history and is the author of The Wannsee Conference and The Final Solution: A Reconsideration. He lives in Southampton, England.« less